Originally Posted by Kira
Had 6 Saabs in the "family".
I found a 2002 9-3SE sporting a For Sale sign and chatted with the owner.
It's condition and crispness impressed me. He bought @ 13K in February 2005 for his 2 sons.
He installed a new steering rack, roof rack system (lotsa toys included there) and other major parts I cannot remember now.
I misspoke and suggested $1,600 for the car and the man accepted it!
It became the 6th Saab when my pal, on his son's orders, came down and bought it the next day.
For all its cleanliness and obvious maintenance the owner, a thoughtful and kind man, the cabin air filter had never been changed and the transmission fluid came out brown and lumpy I SWEAR. I did the drain and fills.
Three D&F's within 3 months absolutely cured it.
A fourth, later on, was not needed. The fluid stayed clean.
We still have a 2004 9-5 Aero. Owned it since 2008. It's got about 115k on it. It runs great and everything works well. Can't blame the PO on yours for not changing the cabin filter. It's a royal PIA. I bought a replacement for ours from Amazon but I keep putting replacement off.